Vilnius Value Study - 9" x 12" - Oil on Canvas Panel

On my easel: Working it out in values.

Final: "Warm Winter Morning" - 10" x 14" - Pastel on Wallis Paper

This was done with no under-painting, just pastel directly applied from the get-go.

Block Study No.18 - 8" x 10" - Oil on Canvas Panel

Yet another block study. I painted this one with a knife instead of brushes, which for me forces a more painterly surface.

Block Study No.17 - 8" x 10" - Oil on Canvas Panel

Block Study No.1 (OCHS) 8" x 10" - Oil on Canvas Panel

This one is a little different than my previous block studies in that it was done in overcast conditions, the sky is totally overcast today in Los Angeles.

Block Study No.16 - 13" x 13" - Oil on Canvas Paper

The set-up was lit with an incandescent spot just out of the photo to the above-left.  The red block was not going well, so I did a couple of studies of only the red block to work out the basic colors before repainting it in the block study itself.  That little side road really helped.

Block Study No.15 - 15" x 13" - Oil on Canvas Paper

Block Study No.11 - 9" x 12" Oil on Canvas Paper

Block Study No.10 - 8" x 10" - Oil on Canvas Panel

Made a few higher saturation blocks yesterday.  Using three of them I painted this study this morning.  The sun moved so fast, I lost the shadow pattern.  Lesson learned:  Paint faster or ... ?

Clouds Study #2 - 8" x 10" - Oil on Canvas Paper

Glendale-Hyperion Bridgehead - 11" x 14" - Oil on Stretched Canvas

A view of the east end of the Glendale-Hyperion bridge looking nearly due north toward Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California.  The span was officially opened in 1928.

Study: Using Color to Turn a Form - 8" x 10" - Oil on Canvas Paper

Morning Light - 8" x 10" - Pastel on Wallis Paper

"Morning Mist" - 8" x 9-1/2" - Pastel on Wallis Paper

Experimenting with pastel and alcohol underpainting for this one.

Oasis - 8" x 8-1/2" - Pastel on Wallis Paper